Most surge protectors fail quietly. They don’t spark, smoke, or give you any dramatic warning. They simply stop protecting your devices – and you’d never know it. Nearly every home today has ...

Power strips and surge protectors are necessities these days. You need them, simply put, because there’s so much tech in your home that requires power. And in specific areas — for example, in your ...

Surge protectors are treated like permanent fixtures, shoved behind TVs and desks and forgotten for years. That quiet neglect is exactly what turns them from safety gear into a hidden fire hazard. If ...

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Protecting your home's major appliances and electronics against damage from power surges is a smart move considering the extreme weather that's battering the country from coast to coast. We're willing ...

The first in a new series of publications intended to provide guidance on the evaluation, specification, and use of surge protective devices. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), ...

You probably feel a little safer every time you plug your laptop, TV, or game console into a chunky “protected” strip. The ...

Update: We asked our readers this same question in 2017, so click here to see the updated results. A good surge protector is one of those things everyone needs, but we often don’t give much thought to ...